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BONUSES:

If the pledge total reaches $1000: Every person who pledged $50 or above will receive a bonus "The Tighter You Hold Onto Something... Acoustic Live" Digital Download containing the live acoustic performances of the songs on the album, sent to them with their order.

If the pledge total reaches $2000: Every person who pledged $100 or above will also receive a bonus "Best of Coffee and Croon" Digital Download containing 10 of the best tracks from my live cast sent to them with their order.

As a long-time confirmed sad sack and veteran tiller of doom, t.k. bollinger has been writing and recording songs since the grunge plague of 1991.

His music is a sweetly tortured fusion of Doom Blues, Gothic Country and post apocalyptic Gregorian Chant. A predominantly solo artist, his songs speak of the horror and the hope that lies in a world where each of us is forced to find our own meaning and purpose. Plaintive melodies meet literate lyrics, all played and sung in bollinger’s idiosyncratic style and voice.

What the Critics Say:

Equal parts mystifying and beautiful, t.k. bollinger has created an album that forces the listener to ponder the most intricate and infinite of questions, without ever promising any answers. It’s a rare class of music that may have been built from one man’s isolation and tormented exploration, but it was created so that we might all find something bold and new within ourselves.

All we can hope is that bollinger has more dark realms that he can explore and more emotive music that he can bring to life.

I’m overwhelmed by what Mr. Bollinger has achieved. This is sadcore of the highest carat. Making this kind of music is a difficult balancing act. Sad songs without honesty is just embarrassing. However, there’s no lack of honesty here. In fact, t.k. bollinger sings so emphatically on the album that it feels like he is the last man left on the planet. Naked, tormented and not overly beautiful, but with a heartfelt presence.

Not an album for everyone, And not for all the moments of the day - or life - but if you have ever more or less direct contact with life’s pain, in any of its forms, you will not be led astray. Minimalist, essential, dark, beautiful.